Table 5 Table a1
Age, (y) | Goals | Children | Parents |
|---|---|---|---|
7 y | To measure children's nutrition knowledge | Picture identification test | Nutrition counselling based on 4-day food record of the child |
7.5 y | To help the child has basic knowledge in what terms fat, animal fat, vegetable fat, heart healthy fat and less heart healthy fat mean | 14 plastic food models out of which the child decides which of them contain fat and which do not. Child's choices are discussed and accurate explanations are given (eg, how can you know that an apple does not contain fat?). Black and white picture of different foods and different fats in those foods (fats that are hidden and fats you can see, heart healthy fats and less heart healthy fats) | The child told his/her parents what he/she did with the nutritionist and the nutritionist made sure that the parents got to know the words and phrases used when teaching the child |
Home assignment: Choose five foods that contain fat and fivefoods that do not contain fat. Colour the black and white pictures: colour foods that contain heart healthy fat with green colour and foods that contain less heart healthy fats red colour | |||
Letter 2 mo later | To give more information of the origin of fat | Paper–pencil task: Animal origin fat and vegetable origin fat | Parents were asked to do the task with the child. Information sheet for the parent |
Letter 4 mo later | To arouse interest in child in making food and to promote discussions on type of milk and ice cream used at home | Food preparation task: Make milkshake or curd | Parents were asked to do the task with the child. Information sheet for the parent to help parent–child communication |
8 y | To give information and increase awareness about amount of salt in foods | Paper–pencil task: Compare the amount of salt in different foods by colouring the salt bars. Discussion about child's own choices | The child told the parents what he/she about the task and the nutritionist made sure that the parents got to know the words and phrases used when teaching the child |
Home assignment: choose low salt bread in supermarket | Salt exhibition: amount of salt in different foods. Discussion about child's own and family's choices. List about the amount of salt in different foods. Feedback from food diary, especially the type of fat | ||
Letter 2 mo later | To give more information about heart healthy food choices, including both fat and salt | Cut and glue. Pictures of foods containing lot of salt, fat or saturated fat and pictures of foods containing less salt, fat or saturated fat. Which ones are choices of a flabby rabbit and which ones are the choices of a bouncy rabbit | Parents were asked to do the task with the child. Information sheet for the parent |
Letter 4 mo later | To arouse interest in the child in making food. Make the use of vegetable oil in salad dressingfamiliar | Food preparation task: make one salad and a salad dressing, which contains vegetable oil. Salad booklet | Parents were asked to do the task with the child. Information sheet for the parent |
9 y | To measure children's nutrition knowledge | Picture identification test | Nutrition counselling based on 4-day food record of the child |
